Louis XIV was called The Sun King, Grand Monarch, Louis the Great, and "Dieudonne"- God Given. He ruled for 72 years, the longest rule in modern European history. When Louis XIV was king, France ranked above other countries in art, war, literature, and statesmanship.
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